/data/photo/2017/03/27/1157581763.jpg "Get to know the HPV Vaccine to Prevent Cervical Cancer")
KOMPAS.com – Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is one of the causes cervical cancerusing the vaccine is the best way to do prevention.
The Ministry of Health has recently made it mandatory for the public to vaccine HPVwhich can be obtained for free starting 2022.
Vaccination This HPV will be included in the national training program, where children are also required to get it.
Minister of Health Budi Gunadi said that vaccination It is used like the Covid-19 vaccine.
“Like Covid-19, if we get sick it costs tens of millions to go to the hospital, if it is prevented it is much cheaper. Vaccination is to prevent, not treat sick people,” said Budi.
Read also: How to detect cervical cancer early
HPV
Citing WebMD, HPV is a virus that can cause sexually transmitted infections, just like herpes and syphilis, which are well-known.
HPV is transmitted through sexual contact, whether vaginal, anal, or oral.
HPV has more than 40 different varieties. The type of HPV you get determines how the virus affects your body.
In women, HPV infection can cause cells in the cervix (cervix) to grow abnormally and can develop into cervical cancer.
In addition to cervical cancer, HPV infection can also cause:
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